Rice fields ruined, say protesters who want authorities to scrap licence of Bangchak-owned mining company
PUBLISHED : 28 Jan 2025 at 17: 15
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Representatives from the Dan Khun Thot Conservation Group protest at the Ministry of Industry on Tuesday, saying the investment by Bangchak Plc in a potash mining company is at odds with the energy group’s green ambitions.
Opponents of potash mining in Nakhon Ratchasima are demanding good governance from the SET-listed energy group Bangchak Plc, the majority owner of the mining company that holds a concession for the site.
Representatives from the Dan Khun Thot Conservation Group gathered on Tuesday at the Ministry of Industry, calling the Department of Primary Industries and Mines to scrap the licence awarded to Thai Kali Co, as the site is very close to local communities.
Thai Kali holds a 25-year concession to mine an area covering 9,005 rai of land in Dan Khun Thot district of the northeastern province. The department last September granted it a licence to carry out mining at Nong Don Pho, not
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